Ward 28: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

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Food by Ward
Food Assets
and Opportunities
in Toronto
CONTENTS
1 Overview
2 Ward at a Glance
3 Nourish Communities
8 Grow an Edible City
12 Celebrate Food Festivals & Events
13 Create Good Food Jobs
14 Food Opportunities
15 Resources
16 About the TFPC
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OVERVIEW
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OVERVIEW
Great cities are shaped by their ability to nourish their citizens.
Food is central to life in Toronto. It nourishes individuals, animates neighbourhoods, activates communities, reflects
the city’s cultural diversity and represents Toronto’s largest business sector.
The Toronto Food Policy Council is composed of City Councillors, non profit and enterprise leaders who offer
strategic insight into how to use food to turn city challenges into opportunities.
Some Toronto wards are seizing the opportunities food offers better than others.
This document will give Councillors and communities insight into:
1. Projects already happening
2. Opportunities to play catch-up
3. Where they might join, mimic or partner on projects creating returns in other wards
This is what you can expect to find in the following pages.
1. A list of food assets in your ward, compared to the food assets across the city.
2. Four sections that explain why these food assets matter to Toronto.
3. Food opportunities for your ward, along with resources to help catalyze and capitalize on these opportunities.
Maintaining, supporting and promoting the food assets and opportunities in your ward will:
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Nourish Communities
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Grow an Edible City
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Celebrate Food Festivals and Events
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Create Good Food Jobs
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WARD AT A GLANCE
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WARD 28 / CITY WIDE / AVERAGE
1 / 34 / <1
100 / 1,653 / 38
3 / 23 / <1
GOOD FOOD & MOBILE FOOD MARKETS
HEALTHIER FOOD RETAIL
COMMUNITY FOOD AGENCIES
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15 / 196 / 4
7 / 116 / 3
CITY-WIDE FOOD BOX PROGRAMS
EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
COMMUNITY KITCHENS
4 / 38 / <1
4,988 / 160,257 / 3,642
22 / 247 / 6
FARMERS’ MARKETS
STUDENTS SERVED/DAY IN
28 STUDENT NUTRITION PROGRAMS
IN 15 LOCATIONS
SCHOOL & COMMUNITY GARDENS
0 / 5 / <1
6 / 51 / 1
FOOD CO-OPS
FOOD FESTIVALS
There are many resources available to help strengthen food assets in Toronto.
Please see our resources list on page 15.
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NOURISH COMMUNITIES
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NOURISH COMMUNITIES
Healthier food retail, farmers’ markets, and food box programs improve
residents’ physical access to nutritious food.
Increasing access to nutritious food contributes to individual health,
community resilience and a productive city.
Unfortunately, and perhaps surprisingly to some, healthy food is not
accessible to all Torontonians.
Some neighbourhoods lack options for healthier food retail, making it
difficult for residents to buy and eat nutritious foods.
In other neighbourhoods, options for healthy food may be nearby, but not
affordable and therefore inaccessible to many living in the community.
The maps on the next two pages show access to healthy food across the ward,
as well as the emergency food assistance programs.
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ACCESS TO HEALTHIER FOOD
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Good Food & Mobile Food Markets
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GOOD FOOD & MOBILE
FOOD MARKETS
Markets operated by FoodShare that
sell high-quality fruits and vegetables
at an affordable price.
CITY-WIDE FOOD BOX
PROGRAMS
Food box or community shared
agriculture programs deliver fresh, local
foods to people’s houses or designated
drop-off points in the community.
FARMERS’ MARKETS
Markets that sell fresh fruits, vegetables,
and other foods from local farms.
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Your ward has access to:
9 CITY-WIDE FOOD BOX PROGRAMS
Cooper Road CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) •
Cultivate Toronto FoodShare • Fresh City Farms • Front Door Organics •
Fuller Avenue: Good Catch Good Food Box • Green Earth Organics •
Mama Earth Organics • Shoresh CSA Network
In your ward, there are:
1 GOOD FOOD & MOBILE FOOD MARKET
George Brown College Academic Upgrading Market – 200 King St E
FOOD CO-OPS
A non-profit, owner-controlled,
democratically run grocery store often
with a focus on organic or locallyproduced fresh foods and farm products.
4 FARMERS’ MARKETS
Riverdale Farm Farmers Market – 201 Winchester St
HEALTHIER FOOD RETAIL
Stores that sell fresh produce or
specialize in one of the four food
groups listed on Canada’s Food Guide
to Healthy Eating.
St Lawrence Market – 92 Front St E
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The Taste of Regent Park (every Wed, May/June to Sept) – 620 Dundas St
Moss Park Farmers Market (Toronto Community Housing) – 275 Shuter St
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EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
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NOURISH COMMUNITIES
THIS MAP SHOWS:
EMERGENCY FOOD
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Food banks and drop-in meal
programs designed to provide
temporary emergency food assistance
to individuals and families who cannot
afford to buy enough food.
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In your ward, there are:
15 EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Allen Gardens Food Bank (Daily Bread) – 353 Sherbourne St
The Edmonton Lourdes Food Bank – 275 Bleeker St
River Street Ministries Community and Family Services (Salvation Army) –
77 River St
St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church Regent Park Community Services –
509 Dundas St E
St. Paul’s Basilica Food Bank – 83 Power St
Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre Food Bank – 439 Dundas St E
Toronto People with AIDS Foundation – 200 Gerrard St E
Yonge Street Mission Community Services – 270 Gerrard St E; 306 Gerrard St E
416 Community Support for Women – 416 Dundas St E
Cornerstone Urban Church Saturday Community Dinner / Toronto Christian
Resource Centre – 40 Oak St
Dixon Hall Neighbourhood Services – 58 Sumach St
Fred Victor Adelaide Centre for Women Day Program – 67 Adelaide St E
Fred Victor Queen Street East Drop-in – 145 Queen St E
Good Shepherd Centre – 412 Queen St E
Seniors Home Cooked Meals and Services – 88 Spruce St
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GROW AN EDIBLE CITY
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GROW AN EDIBLE CITY
Community food programs enhance health by increasing access to nutritious
food, building social support networks, and promoting civic vitality. Food
programs work to ensure dignified access to healthy food for all community
members.
The City of Toronto supports community gardens, community kitchens,
student nutrition programs, and many agencies that focus on food.
In particular, the City has recently increased investments for student
nutrition programs.
Toronto’s student nutrition programs operate with the goal of providing
nutritious snacks to all school-aged children to promote positive health,
learning, and behavioural outcomes.
Currently, 58% of Toronto schools have a student nutrition program
collectively providing over 149,000 students with a healthy snack every day.
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Further increasing the City’s commitment to funding student nutrition
programs will ensure all children in Toronto are properly nourished, have
increased attention and better learning outcomes. School nutrition programs
provide an important foundation for healthy lives.
Community food programs provide opportunities for people to come
together to grow, cook, eat, and advocate for healthy food. These programs
play a vital role in community engagement and connectedness and offer
spaces for intergenerational interaction, cross-cultural learning, and
environmental stewardship.
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THIS MAP SHOWS:
STUDENT NUTRITION
PROGRAMS
Nutritious breakfast, lunch, and snack
programs offered to all students
regardless of socioeconomic status at
participating schools.
COMMUNITY FOOD AGENCIES
Organizations that deliver and/or
support community food programs.
COMMUNITY KITCHENS
Kitchen facilities that are available
for public use through rentals or
permitting. Community groups often
use these spaces to meet, socialize,
prepare and share meals.
SCHOOL AND
COMMUNITY GARDENS
Food and flower gardens planted and
maintained by community members on
city, institutional, or private property.
Some of these gardens are open to
the public and some are only open to
members of specific community groups.
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In your ward, there are:
STUDENT NUTRITION PROGRAMS
4,988 students participate in 28 student nutrition programs in 15 locations.
3 COMMUNITY FOOD AGENCIES
Green Thumbs Growing Kids – 467 Parliament St
Christian Resource Centre Regent Park Community Food Centre – 40 Oak St
Dixon Hall Neighbourhood Services – 192 Carlton St
7 COMMUNITY KITCHENS
St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre – 230 The Esplanade
Toronto Friendship Centre – 323 Dundas St E
Regent Park Community Health Centre – 465 Dundas St E
Central Neighbourhood House – 349 Ontario St
The Yonge Street Mission Evergreen Centre for Street Youth – 381 Yonge St
Regent Park Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) – 585 Dundas
Regent Park Community Oven – 620 Dundas St E
22 SCHOOL & COMMUNITY GARDENS
220 Oak Street Community Garden / Gerrard River (Toronto Community Housing) – 220 Oak St
Winchester Square Park Community Garden – 474 Ontario St
Prospect Street Community Garden – 35 Prospect St
Green Thumbs Growing Kids – 96 Spruce St
Green Thumbs Growing Kids – 675 Ontario St
Riverdale Farm Children’s Garden – 201 Winchester St
Princess Park Children’s Play Garden – 230 The Esplanade
Toronto Islands Franklin Children’s Garden / Toronto Island Sailing Club Community Garden – Centre Island
140 The Esplanade (Toronto Community Housing) – 140 The Esplanade
Bill and Bob’s Garden – 21 Winchester St
Centres d’Acceuil Heritage Garden Harmony Garden – 33 Hahn Pl
Winchester School Garden – 15 Prospect St
Scadding Avenue (Toronto Community Housing) – 15 Scadding Ave
The Esplanade (Toronto Community Housing) – 176, 171 The Esplanade
Sherbourne Shuter (Toronto Community Housing) – 155 Sherbourne St
Dan Harrison Complex (Toronto Community Housing) – 241 Sherbourne St
Donvale Manor (Toronto Community Housing) – 330 Gerrard St E
Riverdale Acres (Toronto Community Housing) – 230 River St
Winchester Square (Toronto Community Housing) – 55 Bleeker St
Riverdale Farm Community Garden – 201 Winchester St
Sackville Park Community Garden – Sackville St & King St E
Regent Park Community Garden – 620 Dundas St E
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CELEBRATE FOOD FESTIVALS & EVENTS
Food festivals and events bring community members together to celebrate food and culture. These events use food
to showcase Toronto’s cultural diversity and promote cultural awareness and understanding. Food trucks celebrate
food, increase access to food, and provide opportunities for small business entrepreneurs.
Food-centred events not only promote Toronto’s cultural diversity, but also help to strengthen the rural-urban
connection. Farmers’ markets provide opportunities for Torontonians to learn about food production in Ontario
and help to build relationships with local farmers. This provides economic, environmental, and health benefits to
individuals, communities, Toronto, and the province of Ontario.
In your ward:
6 FOOD FESTIVALS
Lowe’s Toronto Christmas Market – Distillery District
Toronto Oktoberfest – Koolhaus/The Guverment, 132 Queen’s Quay E
Pan American Food Festival – 585 Dundas (Daniels Spectrum & Linear Park)
Toronto Taste – Corus Quay, 25 Dockside Dr
Toronto Wing Festival – Daniel’s Spectrum, 585 Dundas St E
Festival of India – Centre Island
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CREATE GOOD FOOD JOBS
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CREATE GOOD FOOD JOBS
The food sector includes industries such as agriculture, manufacturing, wholesale, retail, food services, and more. It
is an important source of employment in Toronto, as there are over 128,000 food sector jobs that account for 9.3% of
all jobs in the city5.
Out of all food sector jobs, food services and retail trade are the largest employers (51.6% and 23.1% respectively).
Agricultural production and food processing contributes $12.3 billion annually to the economy of the Golden
Horseshoe. Although agriculture accounts for only 0.9% of all food sector jobs in Toronto, the amount of money it
generates makes it an essential component of Toronto’s economy.
The City of Toronto is part of the Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance (GHFFA), which represents one of
North America’s largest food and farming clusters. The cluster is made up of enterprises and institutions involved in
growing, harvesting, processing, and distributing food, beverage, and bioproducts derived from agriculture. The city
has endorsed the GHFFA’s Food & Farming Action Plan that outlines how to:
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GROW THE CLUSTER so it becomes a world leader
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LINK FOOD, FARMING, AND HEALTH to enhance consumer health and well-being
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FOSTER INNOVATION to enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of the cluster
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ENABLE THE CLUSTER to increase its competitiveness and profitability
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CULTIVATE NEW APPROACHES to food and farming in the Golden Horseshoe
The Food & Farming Action Plan will need continued support from the City of Toronto as it moves further into the
implementation and action stages.
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FOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR WARD 28
As a leader in your ward, you have an opportunity to support the food programs already taking place as well as help
build new ones to increase access to healthy food for the residents.
The TFPC and your community Food Champions have identified the following opportunities in Ward 28:
• Work with community Food Champions to identify food opportunities
On the following page you will find resources to help you achieve these goals.
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RESOURCES
INCREASE ACCESS TO
HEALTHY FOOD
PROMOTE FOOD
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
SUPPORT COMMUNITY
FOOD PROGRAMS
CITY RESOURCES
Toronto Food Strategy - Food Access
Mapping & Mobile Food Markets
Toronto Food Policy Council
Nutritious Food Basket
Live Green Toronto
CITY RESOURCES
Special Events Office - Festivals and
Events
Street Food Vending Overview
Food Vendor Opportunities - Special
Events Office
NON-CITY RESOURCES
Mobile Good Food Market (FoodShare)
Good Food Box (FoodShare)
Food Co-ops Within Ontario
How to start a Food Co-op (USA)
Ontario Farmers Markets
Toronto Farmers Market Network
Ontario CSA Directory
Daily Bread Food Bank
North York Harvest Food Bank
Food Banks Canada
Toronto Seed Library
VENUES THAT HOST
LARGE FOOD FESTIVALS
Enercare Centre/Direct Energy
Centre & Exhibition Place
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Harbourfront Centre
Mel Lastman Square
Nathan Phillips Square
CITY RESOURCES
Student Nutrition Programs, TPH
Nutrition and Food Access Programs,
TPH
Community Hubs in Toronto
Gardens and Urban Agriculture
Wellbeing Toronto
Live Green Toronto
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NON-CITY RESOURCES
Food Trucks in Toronto
NON-CITY RESOURCES
Ontario Student Nutrition Program
Toronto Partners for Student Nutrition
Community Gardens/Farm Start-ups
Community Kitchens (FoodShare)
Community Food Organizations/
Agencies
For a complete listing of these resources
and the references used in this report
please visit www.tfpc.to.
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ABOUT THE TFPC
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ABOUT THE TFPC
The Toronto Food Policy Council (TFPC) was established in 1991 as a subcommittee of the Board of Health to
advise the City of Toronto on food policy issues.
Comprised of a diverse group of people from the food, farming, and community sector including three City
Councillors appointed by the Board of Health, the TFPC:
• Develops innovative policies and projects that support a health-focussed food system
• Provides a forum for action across the food system.
• Identifies emerging food issues that will impact Torontonians
• Promotes food system innovation
• Facilitates food policy development.
The TFPC can help you achieve the food opportunities identified in your ward.
To learn more about the TFPC, its members, and its work visit www.tfpc.to.
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